PAGE FOUR . THE DXILY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1958 Editorial Opinion Interpretation Little Man OH Campus by oiek Biw« Goatees and Button-Downs Business Slump \ f Conformity, especially among college students, is an • A££ a.* C. I V ~ " increasing danger in America today. It may not be as v66TI ©CTI ,qL J CrfEfcl ev. world-shaking as the race for outer space, but it is T—D rJf | V ' f/r * a problem. 11X106 rrOgiTHTI _J\ _ The Ohio State Lantern, student newspaper, says ,®v ROBERTS - /y\ h \ individualism is greatest among college students. The For' many y eare "united IA A \ Ohio State students who wear mustaches, goatees and States has tempered trade protec- |\ H F/3fe 7 ? / c‘ , , . . , , , , tionism policies with the realiza- '• I /-—l, Jl * beards are cited by the newspaper as an exampie of. .- tion that if she wants to sell - iW//y\ —\"*&**i Cr ~ , campus individualism. ab ™f d f 1 * must buy - the u re -' 111— T J To us it does not seem this is the type of individualism tween the interests of many man- > |-| fr? ( —\ *. ’ that should be encouraged, nor really discouraged either. SlowS H The real problem in conformity is in thought. foreign labor, and the agricultural \ | / V~] t /- ! Students these days are too prone to accept what is' exporting ls the cotton * ' taught them and not to question it. If a professor says black It was a long fight, and result- \ ~ is white, too many students will agree that black is white. which \ This can be seen on the student government level-on partment to negotiate tariffs and < V-" J this campus. Too many student leaders seem to accept South/'be- jf\ j. anything an administrative official savs as the- gospel coming more and more industria- \ YK. , lized, is more protectionist than ) . j P 3 truth. formerly. This is offset by increas- TBBjA I j Too many students also accept as truth that the United * n | htdustrial interests in foreign 1 | \ l States can do no wrong, that the free-enterprise system is The reciprocal policy was a- ) J |l | I beyond criticism, that democracy is the best form of gov- dopted as an economic-measure. I ~ wBL ll f'i'rjz. 1 , .. It has become an important ■ - -—* ernment not only for Americans but for everyone in the pari of U.S. foreign relations. , , - , world (now we hope outerspace wiU be democratic!), and »* » *«*« in overcoming Dld “T of you happen lo find that bottle of alcohol vvuwu ~ , „ disparity between the amount that was MISPLACED yesterday?' that socialism is “eviL” of American goods needed by - Besides conforming, college students these days are "s&,“* £*£*?**£ ; Washington Beat far too intolerant. They attack someone who defends tries would hare faced postwar # 1 i • f socialism, saying far too often only that “socialism is evil.” n e S p c ? o a ° r s a m°of dteci S / iffirnry MinnS One can say that the United States is best suitea for this would have been far larger. LmLL v I Val V /f 1 LI Lvlw “ism” than another one, and that most Americans accept up E f^' e^mio h n. t ./ • / . this “ism** over another. But that does not make the other does this year. Congress is be- f 1 + Tfa /% JLJ £ « /■* /J “ism’’ evil. Try telling the majority of the persons living |£“' d , n b d y ln h d “" d t lies Afei l Ll Lti r I CiLUCI LL^ in a democratic-socialist nation that socialism is “evil.” damaged by foreign competition. 1 By Arthur Edson Most college students would undoubtedly tell you they prSlucereTr^demaifding S prote°c- WASHINGTON (.?>—Thomas Jefferson once said: fear communism. But should they? Should they not rather - “Books are indeed with me a necessity of life.” fear the Soviet rulers who are trying to make the Free foreign competitiwi^rdair. 11 Ca Since this is National Library Week, it’s a happy World accept their form of communism against our wishes d^str^ ( t t ° n d tb^^ tb ' quotation. And the biggest of them all, the Library of —against our cultural, social, economical and political supply Ls insufficient and argue Congress, is celebrating the great occasion with tin exhibit values? forunrestricted imports. on the reading habits of presi- ; Now we. of course, are not advocating communist !T S “ proWem! dents - r fl cells and socialism groups on campuß. However, we do be- Not directly involving recip- , Th ,® L ' ? f 9: lscree y great mystery readers. 5, „ . , . ~ rocal trade but a part of the doesn t mention it, but some * lieve that far too many college students conform In mind general trade and aid problem u g presidents were no more hoover, who spent 40 : and are intolerant of honest differences of opinion. liiemry minded than a moder- S^fher^yt So, wear those beards if you like, throw away those India is pushing development ately alert goat. only Teddy Roosevelt spurned nWle« nants and button-down collars if VOU want, but of her natural resources. Lacking Possibly the real surprise, mysteries. He was a magazine pleatless pants and Duuon-aown couars u you wain, uui Western help, she will accept Rus- considering that politicians reader. don’t forget to trade in your conforming and far too sian. often are not the reflective "Wilson and Hoover, the for intolerant mind for a new model. Japan. wouMbelt S JeUyo'S mde them out Japan is expected to In his reading, as in every- Hoover wrote in his little nole f-» ; | \A/ * contribute to the Indian project. thing else, Theodore Roosevelt book. rinanaal worries i^om ev S«nhS U ri? wSicS d v d th i ngs w \ th h a “{?• s f ° “coondgeaisoiikedsuchsto . btockton, Calif., through which when he went big game hunt- ries Still like Taft ho onnfinpd The struggling literary magazine Circa will gasp again the ore moves are f lghtmg the in g> he toted along books bound hisreadingDrinciDallvto the this spring since it will be granted $2OO from the Artists’ nartmlnt^ 6 th ® Commerce De ‘ in pigskin and packed in an dai i y papirs. Taft especially Series for a late-April publication. mattlmarl P^n™ r “or 'one SSd*wouM Circa, which was formerly called Lantern but which al interest _> th £ case f he friend ; conveniently 11 C ° Uld adopted a new name this year, fared well last dents were readers - “Harding didn’t seem to read SIS copies were sold. The fall issue was financed by $2OO Shortly after Washington much of anything.” fcom ,h. Artists' *rl~ utd $3OO from All.Vtthmr.itT Gazette SSSS toml2;do» C a:iUo= TtaSfjltS'sSi* Cabinet. w books for children beginning It’s a love affair that dates Editor Robert Nitrock raid yesterday that he has re-. : , r_ toad p ”S,Sf ’ZS quested the Artists’ Series committee to take over the c.b.a. cnintt cink. 7: jo P . m .. z*t» Patsy, 4. * 6000 books, to replace the sponsorship of Circa next year. cM"a-* t 01 In the past, literary magazines have nearly choked- Chess ciob. 7 p.m., 7 sp»rk* over to the town of Quincy, With the books came Jeffer themselves to death worrying where the next nickel would victor”’church -3 ° p ni " ° ur Lldr ° f Ivlas . s * son's ideas on library practices, a j-tx- x xi. Fre»hm»n Adrtiory Boar,, s p.m.. 2U-215 Lincolns love for Shakes- some of which are still usedJ come from. This seems to be the major ditticulty ot the 7 vm iW chapel peare is well known, but dur- For example: Jefferson, eublicaiions. M.t.ii»rxT Srmiß.r.'< :io p.m.. 317 wm»rd ing his term someone at the plagued with forgetful bor.- . .... i . n«» Bmrmrimn Schnhpuuixra, 7:30 p.m.. White House borrowed “Why rowers, had a secret, inside Since the Artists’ Series will provide partial support Ni , tu^'^rMto _ 7 p ; m 121 M I Paul Ferroll Killed his Wife” mark to show the book was his. (the rest can be supplied bv Circa sales) and if next year it Norm*. ■ p.m.. our' Lady of victory from the library. The library still follows Jeffer- V uKi«u.a lluC 3u l j<. J , A, / ‘ , Church If it was Lincoln who want- son’s prudent custom, takes over the sponsorship. Circa will oe relieved of a ; heavy problem and can concentrate on finer content and ALL SNOOPY WANTS TO DO is! promotion. S V DOG! J SLEEP.'HE NEVR U/ANTS . —— ~ er. Patricia Whaite. Elii Savidee, Fred- aßh TO PLAY GAMES ANY MORE I A Student-Operated Newspaper erick Trust, David Weiss. Beouele Gets- |f 11 hun. Anthony Michael OMermmn, v ll rJt t Hatlu (Eoltegmn (z) ij Successor to The Free Lance est 1887 Job Interviews I Pahlishm racaday Uroach dalardai •sraiat darlni th, Uaivtrslty raat. rhs Companies interviewing April ( —,, O Wi Dally (V.lcclaa is • HF POFCFDC fJIHCTCP l . lir-JJ *^m// La Spada. Lucy Theiaaen. Judi Wharton. Marilyn Lonts, Jaa Hoeltjc. Helen March 21; Camp Leztora (Maaa.> —March i. ZtfVK&s,-* sS*vT^• McCalferty. , . r . .. IS and VU - - &-fr \ |_ .